Barenaked Ladies For Kids- Snacktime

This morning my son was singing 7-8-9 from the Barenaked Ladies album "Snacktime." Wow, it's been a long time since we've listened to it but it's a fabulous blast... those witty guys! We highly recommend checking out this musical treat. And, hey, it's a wonderful break from the more classical children's music one might have to endure  ;-)

Note, several, if not all, the tracks have a video you can watch and hear the music! 





TRACK LISTINGS

1. 7 8 9

2. The Ninjas

3. Pollywog In A Bog

4. Raisins

5. Eraser

6. I Can Sing

7. Louis Loon

8. Food Party - The Canadian Snacktime Trilogy: i)Snacktime ii)Popcorn iii)Vegetable Town

9. Drawing

10. Humungous Tree

11. My Big Sister

12. Allergies

13. I Don't Like

14. What A Wild Tune

15. Bad Day

16. Things

17. Curious

18. A Word For That

19. Wishing

20. Crazy ABC's

21. Here Come The Geese

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Book: Palazzo Inverso

The above video takes you through the first half of this MC Escher-esque book, it's a teaser. But not enough of a teaser if you ask me; the book itself is much more exciting to look at and read. I love the way the text wraps the pages and sends you back to the beginning.

Palazzo Inverso is by DB Johnson.
Amazon's summary: "Mauk's master is drawing up plans for a grand palazzo, and Mauk is NOT allowed to help. Mauk only sharpens the master's pencils--he doesn't actually use them.
...Or does he? One morning, Mauk's master is horrified to discover that his plans have run amok, and the construction of the grand palazzo has, too! Is Mauk really to blame? Or is that just the master's point of view?"

This is a cute book to read on it's own, but would make a great addition to a study about MC Escher or drawing.

Although I recommend getting the book itself, you can read it online here. Problem is, you just don't get the whole tactile experience of reading the text, getting to the end, and flipping the book upside down and reading the wrapped text back to the beginning. It's much more fun to explore the actual book!

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Amazing! Giant waterlillies in the Amazon - The Private Life of Plants -...

Beethoven's Wig

Anita Renfroe | William Tell Momisms

Just for fun ;-)

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BBC Nature Documentary: The Life of Birds

If you're patient enough and persevere to the end of the above clip (just under 3 minutes), you hear this amazing lyre bird imitating all kinds of birds... AND the sounds of cameras, car alarms, and chainsaws!

 David Attenborough's The Life of Birds is a wonderful series that we love to re-watch every now and again. With 9.3 stars out of 10 on Internet Movie Database, apparently we aren't the only ones enjoying this series.

Here's a link to the pbs website with more info, examples, and classroom resources.










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